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10 May 2019
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
In an intensified crackdown on freedom of expression and media freedom in Benin, 2 protestors were killed, a journalist arrested and detained and the internet temporarily shutdown.
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Authorities in Benin arrested Casimir Kpédjo, editor of newspaper Nouvelle Economie, from his home in Cotonou over an article on Benin's debt.
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Benin's High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC) has shut down La Nouvelle Tribune - one of the country's most popular pro-opposition newspapers.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)30 May 2018

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Léhady Soglo – the mayor of Benin's economic capital Cotonou – has sued the publication director of Nord Sud Quotidien for defamation. Soglo is claiming 50 million CFA Francs (about USD $85,000) in compensation.
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